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All @ Sea - What's next for The Navigator?
Know your VTS - Vessel Traffic Services are harmonised around the world – but did you know that there are three different types of service, and how the three compare?
Communications & VTS - Share the message- Jillian Carson-Jackson FNI FRIN examines the processes behind effective communications between vessels and VTS
WATCHOUT - Stopping trouble before it starts - While we usually look at cases where things have gone wrong, this time we explore three times where timely intervention from ReefVTS, a coastal VTS that provides navigational assistance service in Australia, has stopped an ongoing incident where a vessel was heading for trouble
Who's navigating- Keeping it in the family- Port of London Authority VTS Officer Emma-Louise Negus was inspired by her father to follow in his footsteps and pursue a life in the marine industry and VTS
WAYPOINT - Comparing the bigger picture - Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, compares VTS and marine communications with the specifics of Air Traffic Control
Take 10- Exploring 10 tips of VTS communications and how to promote best practice.
WAYPOINT - ‘Applying Information Safely’ – an alternative meaning for AIS
George Shaw from the Royal Institute of Navigation looks at how to use AIS safely and explores some of the risks that must be overcome to ensure its ongoing value
The Navigator statementTake 10: Issue 34
AIS is a hugely important tool for vessel safety and navigation, and its evolution is both rapid and ongoing. Here are ten important things to remember about AIS.
The Navigator statementWho's navigating? The right place at the right time
Marine Pilot Jason Rebello AFNI talks about his life as a pilot in Western Australia and how AIS forms an integral part of his role, from both a pilotage and VTS perspective
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We welcome your news, comments and opinions on the topics covered in The Navigator
The Navigator statementAbove and beyond: Practical ways to use AIS on board ship
Gregor Stevens (Senior Manager Nautical) and Arvind Natrajan (Senior Marine Advisor Crewing and Training), of the International Chamber of Shipping, look at some of the ways in which AIS can be used on board ship – and a few points to bear in mind
The Navigator statementWATCHOUT - Erroneous AIS data led to a two-ship collision in poor visibility
In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned
The Navigator statementHow AIS works and what it does
IALA regulates the global usage of AIS. Here, IALA Deputy Secretary-General Omar Frits Eriksson and Technical Operations Manager Minsu Jeon look at the evolution of AIS onboard ships and examine its uses on SOLAS and non-SOLAS vessels, as well as the pros and cons of this versatile piece of technology
The Navigator statementWATCHOUT - A P&I Guide to Preventing Pollution at Sea
Captain Akshat Arora, Senior Surveyor at NorthStandard, examines the risk to the marine environment posed by pollution from a P&I point of view, and how ships can play their part in preventing them from happening
The Navigator statementWho's navigating? Wherever the winds take me
For Officer Cadet R Ben Voth, the Covid-19 pandemic was a prompt for a change of career. Now, he loves life at sea and has many ideas about how the maritime industry could do more to protect the world around us
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